Tsunade was startled, then overjoyed. She looked at Orochimaru with hopeful eyes.
"Don't get your hopes up. This resurrection method has limitations. We need fresh cells from the person in question. Nawaki and Dan's bodies have long since decayed into dry bones. They can be used as mediums for the Reanimation Jutsu, but that isn't enough to revive them."
Orochimaru knew what Tsunade was thinking. She wanted to bring Nawaki and Dan back to life, but that was impossible. The most crucial fresh cells were missing.
Only by incorporating fresh cells could the soul merge with the cloned body. Otherwise, there would be too many potential problems and hidden risks.
"So it can't be done?"
Tsunade was crestfallen.
"Teacher Tobirama, you really came back to life?"
Only then did Torifu Akimichi react, so excited he could barely contain himself.
His teacher had truly returned to life.
"You could say I've been given another life."
Tobirama Senju nodded. As he spoke, he wiped away the crack-like makeup on his face and removed the contact lenses from his eyes.
They had needed to put on an act before. Now, there was no need.
"Wait, so everything you did before was fake?"
Tsunade suddenly realized that since her second granduncle had truly been revived and had disguised himself as a Reanimation Jutsu body, everything before that must have been an act.
"Not entirely fake. We merely anticipated it and made preparations."
Orochimaru and his disciple Yang Hao exchanged a glance. Everything that needed to be said was left unspoken.
Land of Heavenly Ninja
After completing the initial plans, Yang Hao selected a plot of land beside the Valley of the End. Using Wood Release, he built a number of temporary wooden apartment blocks for the villagers they had brought over to live in